Sanitary drinking-fountain.



J. HALL, JR. Y SANITARY DRINKING FOUNTAIN.

APPLICATION TILED PEB.26, 1910.

985,166. Patented.Feb.28,1911.

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J. 'HALL, h. v SANITARY DRINKING FOUNTAIN.

' APPLIUATION'FILED FEB. 26, 1910. r 985, 1616,, D Patented Feb. 28, 1911.

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- Specifica on m me w .r temeare as, 1911. Application ma february 26, 1pm. Serial so. 546,12

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Joan HALL, Jr'., a citizen of the United States of America, residing at West Springfield, in the county of Hampden and State of Massachusetts,

' and is so designed as to require little or "no alteration or repairs.

In the drawings forming part of this application,Figure 1 is a longitudinal, sectional view of the barrel portion on the line 1--1, Fig. 3, showing the valve open and the shut-otl"plug also open. Fig. 2'is a view on the same sectional line but showin the valve closed and the shut-elf plug also c osed. Fig. 3 is an end elevation of Fig. 1 looking toward the arm and its cup element, the latter and the nozzle therein being shown in section taken on the line 3-3,F1g. 2. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional View on the line 4-4, Fig. 2 looking in the direction of the arrow and clearly indicating the filter element in place and the set screw for the adjusting nut for maintaining the arm element in place. Fig. 5 is a transverse, sectional viewon the line 5--5, Fig. 4, showing the filter and a portion of the barrel element in section. Fig. 6 is a plan view looking downward toward the mouth-piece and nozzle of Fig. 3. Fig. 7 is a perspective, detail view of the filter element with one end or cap portion removed to illustrate the interior structure. Fig. 8 is a transverse sectional view on-the line 8-8 of Fig. 2 showing the chambered or recessed part of the barrel= element, whereby the water pressure is "re- .duced after passing through the shut-off plug or throttling valve.

Referring to the drawings in detail, a designates the barrel element; 7) the arm pivotally attached thereto and provided with a mouth-piece c at its outer end.

d designates the connecting element between the barrel a and the pipe 6 through which the water supply flows. I Y

f designates the threaded connection between the barrel a and the connecting piece 0!.

type, that is slida 1y mounted in the barrel a and is. provided with a packing h which e agesaseatz'.

ocated between the valve 9 and the con-- neoting elementd is a coiled spring j which normally holds ,thevalveto its seat. The

connecting element (1 is provided with a tapered plugevalve Ir: and an opening m therethrough, which is adapted to register -with the opening 0. The upper end of the valve Jr: is reduced, as shown at p, and a groove 7* is provided, whereby the plug may be rotated by any suitable tool, as a screwdriver. Surrounding the reduced portion 12 is 'a ring 8, and located above this ring is a second ring t having a groove t therein (see Fig. 1) so that the plug can be locked by the ring't after the plug-valve 7c is adjusted. The upper end of the valve 1: extends into a recess which is closed by means of a threaded cap u, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2. By removing this cap and with the use of a suitable tool, as a' screw-driver, the valve 7:: may be readily rotated, either to cause the opening at to reg ster with the opening 0,'

orto placethe opening m transversely there through for cutting oil? the flow of water.-

The r1ng t, .by means ofthe groove t and a screw-driver, ma be rotated to lock the plug in its adjust osit-ion.

Extending paralle with the axis of the barrel (1 are a series of passa es o (see Fig. 8) which are suitably spaced rom each other around the valve i; so that. when this valve is opened, the water, as it flows through the opening m, in the plug, will enter the passage 1; thus materially reducing its pressure much below that in the supply pipe e. As the water flows through these passages 0 and through the opening 20, it passes into the outer upwardly curved end of the barrel element a, as shown at m, and from thence through the filter 3 into the arm 6, as indicated by the arrows 2, (see Fig. 4). This filter (the details of which are shown in Fig. 7 is constructed with an outer and inner rin or shellelement- 2 and 3 of wire gauze of ne mesh,one end of the opening being closed by means of a washer 4:, and the opposite end by means of a removable cap- 7 piece 5 having a rim 6 which enters the interior part of the filter, as shown in the assembled view in Fig. 4.. The opening? of the filter is adapted to receive the circular part 8 of the arm I). y

j 9 designates radial openings which allow the filtered water to pass into the arm I) to the mouth-piece 10 and the nozzle 11 which arm I) are arms with the arm is threaded into the lower part of the mouthiece. This nozzle, it will be noticed, is provided with lateral openings 12, the object of which is, to prevent the water from issuingfrom the orifice 13 with force, should the orifice be partially closed, as by a fin or other means. with a gauze piece l4 at its inlet end so that foreign substances or'small articles can not be inserted in the arm I), impeding the'flow- ,of the water.

the mouth-piece is closed by the hand or otherwise. On the opposite sides of the 17 by means of which the arm'b is depressedwhen in use. This depression of the arm causes the valve g to means of the arm 18 which rotates open'by b. The arm 18 is provided with a rectangular opening therein which engagement with the 'barrel element a, an internally threaded nut 22 is' employed and receives'a correspondingly shaped surface on the inner end of the arm 12, as shown at 19, Fig.4. The purpose of this rectangular opening is toenable the arm I) to beplaced .in different positions relative to the barrel a,

as occasions require.

- 20 designates a bearing .on the inner end of the arm b. I

In orderfto retain the arm b in rotative a set-screw 23/for locking the same,after its position has been determ ned by hand. The

inward rotation of the nut '22 determines the amount of friction that is exerted on i, only disturbing any of the plumbing connections.

the nut 24, and consequently the ease with which the arm brotates in the barrel element.

25 designates a threaded stem extending from the valve .9, and a set-nut 26 for look-- ing the stem 25 after the stem has been ad-.

The object of this adjustment is to compensate for any wear that may occur between the stem-25 and the arm justed in the valve.

18, whereby the travel of the valve r when the arm 6 is depressed, will always be the same. Should occasion arise in which it is necessary to'disconnect thebarrel and arm element from the connecting pieced, it is necessary to turn the valve is so that it is in ashut-oflt' position and then unscrew the barrel element from the piece (2 without The nozzle 11 is provi ed for the pivot 21 engaging the. stem Such occasion may arise during cold weather, or when it is'necessary to make repairs, as repacking the valve, etc. The valve 9 is provided with a boss 25 having a threaded recess 26 therein for the stem 25. This construction permits a water-tight construction and prevents any leakage past the valve which would be the case should the threaded-stem extend through the head por tion of the valve.

.What I claim, is

1. A drinking fountain having in combination with a barrel element, a valve mounted. therein, an arm-piece for conveying the liquid, and an adjustable connection between the arm 'piece and said valve, whereby any wear therebetween may be compensated for, as described.

2. In a drinking fountain, a pivotal arm element having radial openm therethrough for conveying the liqu1d, and a squared portion for receiviii a valve-operating arm, a filter compos of reticulated material surroundingthe openings and located back of the squared portion, said filter comprising an outer and inner shell, whereby anannular space is provided for receiving filtering material, and a removable cappiece on one end of thefilter.

. 3. In a drinking fountain, the combina tion with abarrel elementhaving grooves therein, a valve in the barrel element and a partially closing the grooves, a connecting element between the barrel and the source of supply, a perforated plug in the connecting element whereby when the liquid passes through the plug its pressure will be reduced when it enters the rooves and flows past the valve, .as described.

4. In a drinking fountain, the combination with a barrel element, of an arm for conveying the fluid and having a rectangular portion, a valve-stem, a second arm and having a rectangular opening engaging the rectangular portion of the first mentioned arm whereby the first adjustment relative to said barrel, as described. g

5. In a drinking fountain, the combination with a barrel element, an arm pivotally connected thereto and through which the fluid flows, with a boss having a threaded recess therein and a threaded stem engaging the recess an operable from saidarm and, means for looking and adjusting the stem to .the valve.

' JOHN HALL, JR. Witnesses:

K. I. CLEMONS, HARRY W. BownN.

arm may be placed in different positions of 

